Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients.
| Variable | n | CDS + RT (%) | CDS (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 4059) | (n = 4298) | |||
| Age | <0.001 | |||
| <50 | 5697 | 2558 (63.0) | 3139 (73.0) | |
| ≥50 | 2660 | 1501 (37.0) | 1159 (27.0) | |
| Race | 0.072 | |||
| White | 6587 | 3166 (78.0) | 3421 (79.6) | |
| Black | 775 | 406 (10.0) | 369 (8.6) | |
| Other | 995 | 487 (12.0) | 508 (11.8) | |
| Marital status | 0.138 | |||
| Single | 2121 | 1008 (24.8) | 1113 (25.9) | |
| Married | 6236 | 3051 (75.2) | 3185 (74.1) | |
| Histologic type | <0.001 | |||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 5137 | 2673 (65.9) | 2464 (57.3) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 1363 | 508 (12.5) | 855 (19.9) | |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 565 | 301 (7.4) | 264 (6.1) | |
| Others | 1292 | 577 (14.2) | 715 (16.6) | |
| Primary site | 0.001 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 5840 | 2917 (71.9) | 2923 (68.0) | |
| Endocervix | 1986 | 899 (22.1) | 1087 (25.3) | |
| Exocervix | 236 | 101 (2.5) | 135 (3.1) | |
| Overlapping lesion of cervix uteri | 295 | 142 (3.5) | 153 (3.6) | |
| Grade | <0.001 | |||
| I | 1061 | 330 (8.1) | 731 (17.0) | |
| II | 3539 | 1612 (39.7) | 1927 (44.8) | |
| III | 3513 | 1969 (48.5) | 1544 (35.9) | |
| IV | 244 | 148 (3.6) | 96 (2.2) | |
| FIGO | <0.001 | |||
| IB | 6577 | 2561 (63.1) | 4016 (93.4) | |
| IIA | 391 | 299 (7.4) | 92 (2.1) | |
| IIB | 1389 | 1199 (29.5) | 190 (4.4) | |
| Nodal status | <0.001 | |||
| Node negative | 6586 | 2533 (62.4) | 4053 (94.3) | |
| Node positive | 1771 | 1526 (37.6) | 245 (5.7) | |
| Size | <0.001 | |||
| ≤2 cm | 3350 | 929 (22.9) | 2421 (56.3) | |
| 2–4 cm | 3044 | 1637 (40.3) | 1407 (32.7) | |
| >4 cm | 1963 | 1493 (36.8) | 470 (11.0) | |
| Surgical method | <0.001 | |||
| Local tumor destruction | 800 | 582 (14.3) | 218 (5.1) | |
| Hysterectomy | 7472 | 3403 (83.8) | 4069 (94.7) | |
| Pelvic exenteration | 85 | 74 (1.8) | 11 (0.3) | |
CDS: cancer-directed surgery; RT: radiotherapy; FIGO: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.